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Seasonal factories/industries preferred hand labour.

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The above statement is True.
There was no labour shortage in Victorian Britain. Numerous poor peasants and vagrants relocated to the city in quest of employment while waiting for work. You are aware that when there is a surplus of labour, wages are low. Therefore, industrialists were unaffected by a labour shortage or high labour prices. They did not want to introduce machines that replaced labour and demanded high capital expenditures. The need for labour was seasonal in many businesses. Breweries and gas-related businesses were particularly active during the winter. Therefore, they required more staff to handle their peak demand. Before December, book-binders and printers needed more help to meet the demand for Christmas. Ship maintenance and repairs took place at the waterfront during the winter. Industrialists typically preferred manual labour, hiring people only for the season, in all such businesses where productivity varied with the season.

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